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Aug. 11. 1925.

S. F. PATRICK FOLDER 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Aug. 14 1922 QES KW I l I Ql I i I l I I l I l l l i l I I 1 4 I x I I ll WITNESS:

ATTORNEY S. F. PATRICK FOLDER Filed Aug. 14 1922 2 Shqets-Sheet- 2SidngFPatrz'c/t ATTORNEY WITNESS li atented Aug. 11, 1925.

PATENT OFFICE.

SIDNEY F. PATRICK, OF RICI-ILAND, MICHIGAN.

FOLDER.

Application filed August 14, 1922. Serial" No. 581,821.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, SIDNEY F. PATRICK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Richland, in the county of Kalamazoo and State of Michigan,have invented new and useful Improvements in Folders, of which thefollowlng is a specification.

This invention relates to a pocket-book, the general object of theinvention being to provide means for carrying a check book and otherarticles for facilitating the writing of checks and the like.

Another object of the invention is to attach a calendar to a part of thepocket-book and to provide receptacles for carrying cards and the like.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is a face view of a pocket-book constructed in accordance with myinvention and showing the same in open position.

Figure 2 is a view with the pocket-book in partly closed position.

Figure 3 is a view with the pocket-book in closed position.

Figure 4 is rear view of the pocket-book.

Figure 5 is a section on line 55 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a section on line 66 of Figure 1.

As shown in these views the pocket-book is provided with apair ofaligned flaps 1 and 2, one flap being adapted to be folded upon theother, and a closing flap 3. This flap is adapted to be placed over theflap 2 when the same has been placed upon the flap 1 and said flap 3 isprovided with a strap 1 which is adapted to engage slots 5 on the outerface of the flap 1. This will hold the pocket-book in closed position.Flap 1 is provided with a strap 6 under which one end of a check book Ais adapted to be passed.

Flap 2 isprovided with a pocket 8 for receiving the front cover a of thecheck book. This arrangementof parts will permit the book to be closedand opened as the flaps are closed and opened. Flap 2 is also providedwith a pocket 9 for receiving envelopes or the like, and the cover ofthis pocket is provided with corner slots 10 for supporting a blotter 11thereon. This blotter will engage the check when the flaps are closed.The cover flap 3 is formed with a large pocket 12 and the cover of thispocket has secured thereto a calendar 13 and a small pocket 14. A pencilor pen can be carried at the top of the checkbook at the junction offlaps 1 and 3.

This invention will permit a person to easily and quickly write out acheck as he will have the date before him on the calendar and the checkcan be blotted after being written by folding the flap 2 upon theflap 1. The second pocket 9 in flap 2 can be used for holding thecanceled checks and after the checks have been used up the canceledchecks can be pasted to the stubs of the check book. The calendar canalso be marked with engagement dates.

It is thought from the foregoing descrip tion that the advantages andnovel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is A pocketbook of the class described comprising a pair ofaligned flaps, one adapted to be folded upon the other, a strap on oneflap for engaging a part of a check book, a pocket in the other flap forreceiving another part of the check book, a closing flap connected withone of the other flaps, means for holding the flaps in closing positionand a blotter carried by the pocket forming part of the second flap andarranged to contact with the topmost check in the check book when saidsecond flap is placed on the first flap.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature.

SIDNEY F. PATRICK.

